Alone in the Universe

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Alone in the Universe
Alone in the Universe - ELO.jpg
Studio album by
Jeff Lynne's ELO
Released13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
Recorded2014–2015
StudioBungalow Palace
Length32:24
Label Columbia
Producer Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Electric Light Orchestra Live
(2013)		Alone in the Universe
(2015)		 Wembley or Bust
(2017)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Zoom
(2001)		Alone in the Universe
(2015)		 From Out of Nowhere
(2019)
No.TitleLength
1."When I Was a Boy"3:12
2."Love and Rain"3:29
3."Dirty to the Bone"3:06
4."When the Night Comes"3:22
5."The Sun Will Shine on You"3:29
6."Ain't It a Drag"2:34
7."All My Life"2:50
8."I'm Leaving You"3:07
9."One Step at a Time"3:21
10."Alone in the Universe"3:54
11."On My Mind" (Japan only)3:09
Total length:32:31
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Fault Line"2:07
12."Blue"2:36
13."On My Mind" (Japan only, appears as track 11 on standard edition)3:09

Personnel

Per liner notes. [8]

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] Platinum300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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